10.1371/journal.pone.0021381.g001 Henning W. Zimmermann Henning W. Zimmermann Sebastian Seidler Sebastian Seidler Nikolaus Gassler Nikolaus Gassler Jacob Nattermann Jacob Nattermann Tom Luedde Tom Luedde Christian Trautwein Christian Trautwein Frank Tacke Frank Tacke Serum IL-8 levels in healthy controls and patients with chronic liver disease. Public Library of Science 2013 il-8 levels controls patients 2013-02-20 17:21:07 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Serum_IL_8_levels_in_healthy_controls_and_patients_with_chronic_liver_disease_/433690 <p>(A) Serum IL-8 levels are significantly increased in patients compared to healthy controls. (B) Cirrhotic patients show higher IL-8 serum levels than non-cirrhotics. (C) Dissecting the various stages of CLD revealed that IL-8 levels are highest in end-stage liver disease. (D) Patients with underlying alcoholic and biliary/autoimmune liver diseases showed higher IL-8 serum concentrations than viral hepatitis or other causes of CLD. (E) To normalize for the stage of cirrhosis, IL-8 serum levels were divided by the Child-Pugh score points. Elevated IL-8 in cholestatic and alcoholic liver diseases remained significant. CLD, chronic liver disease; AIH, autoimmune hepatitis.</p>